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Nice Truck Attack Driver Had Accomplices, Spent Months Preparing

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Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said that Mohamed Laouej Bouhlel, the perpetrator of the Nice truck attack was considering his criminal plan for several... 21.07.2016, Sputnik International

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Nice Truck Attack Driver Had Accomplices, Spent Months Preparing

16:09 GMT 21.07.2016 (Updated: 17:33 GMT 21.07.2016)

© REUTERS / Eric GaillardThe name Mohamed Lahoualej Bouhlel is seen on a plate outside the building where he lived in Nice, France, July 17, 2016. Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, aged 31, was the driver of the heavy truck that ran into a crowd in an attack along the Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day killing scores and injuring as many.

The name Mohamed Lahoualej Bouhlel is seen on a plate outside the building where he lived in Nice, France, July 17, 2016. Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, aged 31, was the driver of the heavy truck that ran into a crowd in an attack along the Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day killing scores and injuring as many. - Sputnik International

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said that Mohamed Laouej Bouhlel, the perpetrator of the Nice truck attack was considering his criminal plan for several months before carrying out the deed and had accomplices, according to Paris prosecutor Francois Molins.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The perpetrator of the Nice truck attack could have been planning it for months and had accomplices, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Thursday.

"It appears that Mohamed Laouej Bouhlel was considering his criminal plan for several months before carrying out the deed," Molins told reporters as quoted by the BFMTV channel, adding that he "benefitted from support in preparation" of his crime.

A man kneels and holds his head on July 15, 2016 in front of flowers placed near the site in Nice where a gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day, killing at least 84 people. - Sputnik International

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Molins also said that three people of Tunisian descent and two people of Albanian descent remain in custody on suspicion of participation in preparing the Nice attack.

On July 14, a truck rammed into a large crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the city of Nice. At least 84 people, including children, were killed and hundreds of others were injured. The Islamic State terror group (IS, outlawed in Russia) claimed responsibility for the attack.